Chaisin

The Chaisin, alternatively known as 'Faceless', are a species of shape shifters. They're known for their black and purple coloring, and lack of a face no matter what form they've assumed.

Apearance
The physical features of a Chaisin are hard to define due to their shape shifting nature. They can assume any shape or form they desire with only a few restrictions: No matter how much they shift and reshape themselves they cannot depart from their purple and black coloring. There is a limit to how large they can become and while it varies from chaisin to chaisin there are few that can become larger than the biggest of humans. They cannot form mouths, noses, eyes, ears or any related features and thus have become known for their faceless appearances.

While many assume that the limitations of their coloring make the Chaisin easy to discover when they shape shift, Chaisin are often more clever than that. They'll wear external clothing, armor, and 'shells' of various sorts to further blend in, or simply become thin enough to hide in the cracks of walls and streets.

Comunication
One of the most notable qualities about the Chaisin is their inability to speak a vocal language. When they need to communicate with other species they often turn to writing messages, sign language, and charades.

However, this is not the extent of their communication abilities. Chaisin are inherently psychic and so when communicating with other Chaisin they opt to do so psychically. First, they signal the desire to do so by typically pulsating their form. If the other Chaisin pulsates back, this confirms that they're willing to engage in conversation. Then they begin reading each others thoughts and emotions and a silent conversation takes place in their minds.

The Chaisin do make use of their psychic abilities with other species. Typically, when they desire to understand someone in greater depth than conventional conversation would allow. However, they cannot project their thoughts or emotions into others and so this exchange becomes rather one sided. And other species are often suspicious of the Chaisin, disturbed by the idea of a species that can enter their minds whenever they desire.